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December 30

Parenteau, Holland score in shootout; Maple Leafs beat Penguins 3-2
Toronto Maple Leafs' P.A. Parenteau (15) gets the game-winning shootout goal behind Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Matt Murray (30) during an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015. The Maple Leafs won in a shootout 3-2.
DeMar DeRozan’s 34 points, healthy starters help Raptors hold off Wizards
Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan drives to the basket against Washington Wizards’ Marcin Gortat during the first half in Toronto on Dec. 30.
Chicago mayor vows ‘total reform’ to police training in wake of shootings
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel listens as Interim Chicago Police Superintendent John Escalante addresses changes in training and procedures that will take place at the Chicago police department.
Map: Epicentre of earthquake near Victoria
Conservatives vow to block electoral reform without referendum
Liberal House Leader Dominic LeBlanc recently declared that electoral reform will simply be passed as a law by Parliament.
Tech startups urge Ottawa not to raise taxes on stock options
Finance Minister Bill Morneau during an announcement in Ottawa, Monday, Dec. 7, 2015.
Newly arrived Syrian refugees warned con artists may target them
The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre says scammers tell their victims that the money will be refunded to them by the government.
Put down your cellphone – and six other New Year’s resolution suggestions
David Eddie
High-flying invention marks B.C. student as top science mind of his age
Student Raymond Wang is pictured next to his 3D printed air circulation invention at his parents home in Vancouver.
Former Manitoba premier Howard Pawley dies at 81
The Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada with former Attorney General and Premier of Manitoba Howard Pawley from Windsor, Ont., Saturday November 30, 2002, during the Order Of Canada at the Investiture Ceremony at Winnipeg's Fort Garry Hotel, in Winnipeg, MB.
Authors, entertainers among dozens named to Order of Canada
Novelist and journalist Dany Laferrière was named an Officer of the Order of Canada.
Hot Ticket: New Year’s Eve Vancouver
New Year’s Eve Vancouver celebrations will include countdowns and fireworks at both 9 p.m. (so little ones can shout “Happy New Year!” and still get to bed at a reasonable hour) and again at midnight.
The Year in Review: Some laws the Liberals should rewrite
Canada's Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada, December 7 , 2015. REUTERS/Chris Wattie
Ten charts that explain the year in business and economics
A tailings pond stands near the Syncrude Canada Ltd. upgrader plant at the company's mine in the Athabasca Oil Sands near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, on Tuesday, June 2, 2015.
Twenty momentum picks for investors with a higher risk tolerance
A dividend investor's best advice for 2016
Some companies are so predictable, they even tell you how much they expect their dividends to grow.
Three stocks our growth investor thinks you should own in 2016
Facebook could quickly become the accepted standard for communication – text, voice and video interaction.
Canada’s Jake Virtanen reconnecting with Finnish roots at world juniors
Finnish hockey fans haven’t quite adopted Jake Virtanen, left, as one of their own, but they recognize the roots of his surname and he has a large cheering section of family at all of Canada’s games.
‘We felt we were dying’: Turbulence diverts flight to Calgary with injured passengers
A passenger aboard an Air Canada flight is wheeled out of Calgary's airport after turbulence injured a number of passengers.
Nine places to add to your 2016 to-go list (plus one the Government of Canada can’t endorse)
Nuuk, Greenland.
Attorneys for Cosby's other accusers say women are grateful for charges in Pennsylvania case
Comedian Bill Cosby is helped as he arrives for a court appearance in Elkins Park, Pa., Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015. Cosby was arrested and charged with drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his home in January 2004. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
Global dragnet puts pressure on tax evaders as year-end deadlines loom
Some Canadians with Swiss bank accounts have received letters demanding confirmation declaring that the taxpayers is complying with Canadian tax rules.
Toronto Maple Leafs recall goalie Bibeau from Marlies on emergency basis
Antoine Bibeau was recalled from the Toronto Marlies on Wednesday.
Montreal-based La Presse ends 131 years of daily printed news
Employees at La Presse work on the final weekday edition of the newspaper on December 30, 2015.
Volkswagen, Greece, Bombardier and Trump follies mark a forgettable 2015
Eric Reguly
New year, new challenges: Are you ready?
R. DOUGLAS WILLIAMSON
Migration between provinces a key economic indicator in 2016
A worker seals a pipe at an oil sands operation near Conklin, Alberta. The province remains a huge draw for job seekers in spite of its eroding market.
A value investor's best advice for 2016
Norman Rothery
Morningstar's best investing ideas for 2016
Data suggests Ottawa will miss year-end Syrian refugee resettlement target
Newly arrived Syrian refugees meet sponsors and relatives at the Armenian Community Centre in Toronto on Dec. 16.
Michael Landsberg, mental health advocate and broadcaster
Michael Landsberg
B.C. woman’s lawsuit against officer who killed her father dismissed by consent
Canadian government bonds still safest bet in developed world
Canadian government bonds returned 3.8 per cent to investors through Dec. 24, compared with an average weighted return of 1.1 per cent for the index.
Fire up your neurons with The Globe's 2015 science quiz
New Horizons scientists use enhanced color images to detect differences in the composition and texture of Pluto's surface.
Clarification: New Laws story
FILE - This Dec. 11, 2014 file photo shows a body-worn camera being used as part of a Philadelphia Police pilot project in the department's 22nd District, in Philadelphia. Illinois police and sheriff’s departments will have to abide by new laws beginning Friday, Jan. 1, 2016, with guidelines on using officer-worn body cameras and limiting when they can use chokeholds. The directives are among 237 new laws taking effect Jan. 1. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke File)
Getting past ageism and back to work after a late job loss
The owner of Physical Assets Inc. Johanne Tummon runs an online store and orders fitness equipment and organizes the installation for her clients.
Online-savvy young investors take a DIY approach
Michael St. James had an investing epiphany in 2009 when the markets crashed and his investments tanked.
The most memorable mining deals of 2015
The partial sale of Barrick Gold’s Zaldivar copper mine in Chile was the hottest deal of the year and helped Barrick meet its $3-billion debt-reduction target.
Biggest discounts on SUVs as the segment takes over the Canadian market
2015 Nissan Pathfinder
Canadian designers dream up ideas for refugee-focused spaces
What it’s like ... to be the forgotten physician
Titans coach: 'Not worth' risk to play Mariota in season finale, so QB out vs. Indianapolis
FILE - In this Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015, file photo, injured Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota, right, greets cornerback B. W. Webb (38) before an NFL football game against the Houston Texan in Nashville, Tenn. Mariota's season is over. Titans interim head coach Mike Mularkey says it's "not worth the risk" of playing the rookie in their season finale Sunday at Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski, File)
Liberals want some Tory appointees grilled by MPs, say others offered to quit
Government House Leader Dominic LeBlanc rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015. The federal Liberal government says a "significant number" of Conservative appointees have offered to step down after being asked to quit, while others will be called before parliamentary committees to explain their credentials.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Putin’s new-year message to Trudeau predicts ‘fierce but friendly’ hockey rivalry
Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin in Moscow on Dec. 3, 2015.
Toronto Maple Leafs recall forward Mark Arcobello from Marlies
Mark Arcobello (26), seen here with the Edmonton Oilers, has been recalled from the AHL by the Toronto Maple Leafs.
The Globe’s most popular articles of 2015
What I learned from the Vietnamese refugee who lived with my family
Brian Gable's Best of 2015 eBook Download
Sprint sensation Andre De Grasse moves to Phoenix to train with Pfaff
Canadian sprint sensation Andre De Grasse has moved to Phoenix to train under legendary coach Dan Pfaff.
Telus will pay over $7-million in customer rebates for misleading ads
A Telus store in downtown Toronto: Scotia Capital analyst Jeff Fan has scaled back his projections for Telus’s dividend growth to 5 per cent, from 10 per cent, starting in 2017.
Three top stock picks from Selective Asset’s Robert McWhirter
Bob McWhirter 008
Living in the City of the Dead
A man sleeps between tombstones in front of his single-room home on a hot night in the Cairo Necropolis, Egypt.
Canada world junior assistant coach Dominique Ducharme’s father dies
Dominique Ducharme’s father passed away following Team Canada’s win on Tuesday. The assistant coach will remain with the team for the duration of the tournament.
Correction: Financial Markets-The Year in Deals story
FILE - This Jan. 23, 2012, file photo, shows a DuPont logo on sheets of Tyvek insulation covering a wall of a home under construction in Springfield, Ill. In December 2015, Dow Chemical and the DuPont announced they will attempt to merge in an all-stock deal that would create a colossal chemical producer worth $130 billion, before splitting into three separate companies. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)
Bill Cosby charged with sexual assault of Canadian woman
Bill Cosby arrives with attorney Monique Pressley for his arraignment on sexual-assault charges at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, on Dec. 30.
Wednesday’s TSX breakouts: 13 buys for this infrastructure dividend stock
At Aecon’s plant in Pictou, Nova Scotia, workers assemble one of the massive turbines that will be installed at Cape Sharp.
The global economy’s winners and losers in 2015
Trucks drive near containers at Keelung port, northern Taiwan, in this October 30, 2015 file photo.
Son charged in death of well-known Ontario doctor
Before the Bell: Stocks set to slip as crude crumbles again
Jennifer Dowty
Wednesday's analyst upgrades and downgrades
A Methanex methanol plant in Chile.
Man charged with assault after India-bound flight diverted back to Toronto
An Air Canada passenger jet is shown landing at Halifax Stanfield International Airport in Halifax on Jan. 21, 2013. A 47-year-old Alberta man has been charged after an incident on board an Air Canada flight en route to India was diverted back to Toronto early Wednesday morning. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Manitoba seeks federal financing to bolster First Nations policing
A swing set and slide sit unused on an abandoned home on the Lake St. Martin reserve in Manitoba on Oct 31, 2012.
What's the difference between an annuity and a RRIF?
What's the difference between an annuity and a RRIF?
Paying down debt remains top financial priority of Canadians: poll
According to a CIBC poll, 26 per cent of respondents named debt reduction as their key financial goal for 2016, the sixth straight year it has claimed top spot on the list.
Meet the Uber driver who may be earning a lot more than you are
The most-read Drive stories of 2015
Taxi drivers assemble for a protest, in Toronto, on June 1, 2015. The Ride, a new app launched on Monday, works similarly to Uber by offering passengers a more tech-savvy way to connect with local taxi cab companies. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Earthquake with 4.7 magnitude felt throughout B.C.’s South Coast
Transit security officers walk outside the Commercial-Broadway Skytrain station after the commuter train system was shut down to check for any possible damage to elevated guideways in Vancouver, B.C., in the early morning hours of Wednesday December 30, 2015, after an earthquake struck off the west coast late Tuesday night.
The top 10 Small Business Challenges of 2015
Janet Han, founder of Wild North, a winter apparel company, at her Ontario office.
The five trends that will shape how we shop in 2016
A man checks his mobile phone as he passes sale advertising in a shop window on Oxford Street in London in this file photo taken on August 6, 2013.
A solution to resource royalty dependency
An oilfield pump jack near Carseland, Alta.
Benedict Cumberbatch has gone full Victorian and so can you
Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes.
Party photos of the week: Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Gala
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Gala.
Dec. 30: Your daily horoscope
Capricorn
Canadian rower calls solo trans-Pacific voyage an ‘epic struggle against Mother Nature’
John Beeden poses with a Christmas card on board his boat a day before completing his solo trip from North America to Australia.
Clinton says enough evidence exists to call IS persecution of Christians, Yazidis 'genocide'
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton smiles as she arrives at a town hall style campaign event, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, at South Church in Portsmouth, N.H. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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